dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/lil_MW.json
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"Lille":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city in northern France population 227,560":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u0113l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155050",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Lille lace":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a bobbin lace having a hexagonal mesh ground and simple patterns outlined with a heavy flat thread":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172853",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Lillehammer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"town and winter-sports resort at the southern end of the Gudbrandsdalen in south central Norway population 27,092":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8li-l\u0259-\u02cch\u00e4-m\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183230",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Lilliput":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an island in Swift's Gulliver's Travels where the inhabitants are six inches tall":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1726, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8li-li-(\u02cc)p\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175312",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Lilliputian":{
"antonyms":[
"broad-minded",
"catholic",
"cosmopolitan",
"liberal",
"open",
"open-minded",
"receptive",
"tolerant"
],
"definitions":{
": an inhabitant of Lilliput":[],
": of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput":[],
": petty":[],
": small , miniature":[
"a Lilliputian camera"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"to the Lilliputian minds of that small town any depiction of the nude, regardless of its artistry, was pornographic",
"a model train carrying Lilliputian figures through a miniature landscape"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1726, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccli-l\u0259-\u02c8py\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"illiberal",
"insular",
"little",
"narrow",
"narrow-minded",
"parochial",
"petty",
"picayune",
"provincial",
"sectarian",
"small",
"small-minded"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032322",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"Lillooet":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Salishan people of the Fraser river valley in British Columbia":[],
": a member of such people":[],
": the language of the Lillooet people":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8lil\u0259w\u0259\u0307t",
"-\u02ccwet"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084654",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lilac":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tree or shrub congeneric with the lilac":[],
": a variable color averaging a moderate purple":[],
": a widely cultivated European shrub ( Syringa vulgaris ) of the olive family that has cordate ovate leaves and large panicles of fragrant pinkish-purple or white flowers":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For Queen Elizabeth\u2019s Coronation, in 1953, lampposts along the processional route were painted lilac , pale blue, and white, at the instigation of Sir Hugh Casson, an architect who made his mark with the Festival of Britain, in 1951. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
"Mindy Kaling embraced the spring season by matching her eyeshadow to her lilac gown. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Choose from dozens of colors and prints including gray leopard, heathered lilac , and blue chevron. \u2014 Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure , 19 Apr. 2022",
"There has never been a finer assemblage of embroidered velvet, beaded silk, effusive organza, and delicate lace, all rendered in fresh springtime shades of yellow, lilac , pink, and green. \u2014 Katie Rife, Rolling Stone , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The King Richard star looked perfect in her lilac strapless Miu Miu dress, which had just the right amount of sparkle. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Demi Singleton pulled focus in purple thanks to her crystal embroidered lilac satin strapless cocktail dress by Miu Miu. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to The Queen\u2019s Ball, which costs between $49 and $99 to attend, Netflix has teamed up with Bloomingdale\u2019s for a pop-up shop both online and at the flagship Manhattan store ($995 lilac Malone Souliers floral appliqu\u00e9d pumps, anyone",
"An aromatic set that includes lilac , red cherries, saline and lemon balm lures you in, while flavors of red raspberries, blueberries and honeycomb close the deal. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 19 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"obsolete French (now lilas ), from Arabic l\u012blak , from Persian n\u012blak bluish, from n\u012bl blue, from Sanskrit n\u012bla dark blue":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u012b-\u02ccl\u00e4k",
"-\u02cclak",
"-l\u0259k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003449",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lilac daphne":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a daphne ( Daphne genkwa ) of China and Korea that blooms before the leaves emerge":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072643",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lilac gray":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a light purplish gray that is less strong and very slightly redder than orchid haze":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100328",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lilac leaf miner":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the larva of a minute gracilariid moth ( Gracilaria syringella ) that mines and rolls the leaves of the lilac":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140714",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lilaceous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or resembling the color lilac":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"lil ac + -aceous":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)l\u012b\u00a6l\u0101sh\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071554",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"lillianite":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mineral Pb 3 Bi 2 S 6 consisting of a steel gray sulfide of lead and bismuth":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"German lillianit , from Lillian mine, Leadville, Colorado + German -it -ite":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8lil\u0113\u0259\u02ccn\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231010",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lilly-low":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a bright flame":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of low (flame)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8lili\u02ccl\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073102",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lillypilly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an Australian tree ( Syzygium smithii synonym Eugenia smithii ) with white flowers and small pinkish purple berries":[],
": any of several related Australian trees (genus Syzygium of the family Myrtaceae) usually with glossy evergreen leaves and reddish pink to red fruits: such as":[],
": brush cherry sense 1":[],
": rose apple sense a":[],
": scrub cherry":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8lil\u0113\u02ccpil\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-153621",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lily-livered":{
"antonyms":[
"brave",
"courageous",
"daring",
"dauntless",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"hardy",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"valiant",
"valorous"
],
"definitions":{
": lacking courage : cowardly":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1605, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8li-l\u0113-\u02c8li-v\u0259rd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"chicken",
"chicken-livered",
"chickenhearted",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"gutless",
"milk-livered",
"poltroon",
"pusillanimous",
"recreant",
"spineless",
"unheroic",
"yellow"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081000",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"lily-white":{
"antonyms":[
"guilty"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a political organization favoring the exclusion of Black people":[
"A lifelong Republican in the tradition of Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, [Norris Wright] Cuney fought a decades-long battle with the \" Lily-Whites ,\" Texas Republicans obsessed with driving African Americans out of the party.",
"\u2014 Joe Holley",
"Known as Lily Whites in newspaper headlines, the segregationists maneuvered to exclude Black people from roles of significance.",
"\u2014 Jack Schnedler"
],
": being or having extremely light pigmentation of the skin":[
"a lily-white complexion"
],
": characterized by or favoring the exclusion of Black people especially from politics \u2014 compare black-and-tan sense 2":[],
": having or involving few or no people of color : lacking racial diversity":[
"All too often, big-city cops live in lily-white enclaves like Simi Valley, California \u2026",
"\u2014 Les Payne",
"Unless the Saints hire a black coach \u2026, the NFL will continue its lily-white string of hires \u2026",
"\u2014 Peter King",
"Most disappointingly, the main cast remains lily-white .",
"\u2014 People Weekly"
],
": lacking faults or imperfections : irreproachable , pure":[
"But Malcolm X has survived the gantlet of historical reassessment. A new generation responds to his principled rage precisely because he isn't lily white and goody-two-shoes.",
"\u2014 Peter Rainer"
],
": something that is white":[
"He is a rock-solid, card-carrying free spirit, a young man who wears black tennis shoes in a sport that loves its lily whites \u2026",
"\u2014 Bill Dwyre"
],
": white as a lily":[
"lily-white sheets"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8li-l\u0113-\u02c8(h)w\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blameless",
"cleanhanded",
"clear",
"faultless",
"guiltless",
"impeccable",
"inculpable",
"innocent",
"irreproachable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171249",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"lily of the valley":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun phrase"
],
"definitions":{
": a low perennial herb ( Convallaria majalis ) of the lily family that has usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of fragrant nodding bell-shaped white flowers":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8lil-\u0113-\u0259v-t\u035fh\u0259-\u02c8val-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1563, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202553"
},
"lily of the Nile":{
"type":[],
"definitions":{
": agapanthus sense 2":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Nile , river in northeast Africa":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014000"
},
"lily-of-the-valley shrub":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": mountain fetterbush":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045749"
},
"lily of the Incas":{
"type":[],
"definitions":{
": peruvian lily":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151535"
},
"lily-of-the-valley tree":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": sweet pepperbush":[],
": mountain fetterbush":[],
": sourwood":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175441"
}
}